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Anecdotal Record
Definition: a short narrative describing both a
behavior and the context in which the
behavior occurred
Purpose: provide an ongoing record of written
observations of student progress
Characteristics: often used to document a
students behavior for later references.
Teachers Role: determines which
observations are to be considered significant
and important
Considerations: Time consuming to read,
The Checklists
Definition: A list of skills, concepts, behaviors,
processes, and/ or attitudes that might, or
should occur in a given situation
Purpose: record the presence or absence of
specific behaviors in given situations.
Characteristics: provides a list of key attributes
of good performance that are checked as
either present or absent
Teachers Role: does not evaluate the quality of
the work or contribution but indicates that it
occurred or was completed.
Example of Checklist
Creativity
Checklist
1. Student uses
knowledge,
skills, and
appropriate
strategies to
generate
ideas.
2. Student notices
what is
unusual in
concrete and
abstract
environments.
3. Student uses
language in
meaningful,
novel ways.
4. Student
generates
ways to
improve
everyday
objects.
5. Student
determines
whether ideas
are worth
pursuing.
Consistently
Sometimes
Rarely/
Never
Dates
Observed
Notes
CATEGORY
Portfolio
Content
Understand
ing
(Individual
)
I demonstrate severe
misconceptions about
the importance of
geometry in the modern
world.
Weight
Total
Score
X5
___ / 50
X5
___ / 30
X5
___ / 20
__/ 100
The Rubrics
Definition: defines desired expectations with
specific performances outlined for each level
Purpose: provide a clear description of what
quality work looks like.
Characteristics: consists of several
descriptions, each for a different level of
quality
Teachers Role: selects which of the
descriptions comes closest to the students
performance
Consideration: Can be used in conjunction
with self- assessment and peer review